Shell Lake
Big Horn County, Wyoming28 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Wyoming DEQ for this lake.
Shell Lake in Big Horn County, Wyoming has water-quality measurements published by Wyoming DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 28 acres.
Shell Lake is a 28-acre lake in Big Horn County, Wyoming.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Wyoming DEQ. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Shell Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Shell Lake
These are the measurements Wyoming DEQ publishes for Shell Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data. TSI undefined.
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Lake Details
Surface area
28 acres
Shoreline
1 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Shell Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Shell Lake
Where is Shell Lake?
- Shell Lake is a lake in Big Horn County, Wyoming. Its water-quality measurements are published by Wyoming DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Shell Lake?
- Shell Lake in Big Horn County, Wyoming has water-quality measurements published by Wyoming DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 28 acres.
Is Shell Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Shell Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.